Doug&Deb

I don’t know if this helps but my 52 Dodge manual calls for 16 gauge wire unless specified.

Thanks Frank. I forgot about that end of the harness. You even have the rubber boot on yours. Mine is long gone.

Sorry forgot one. The last picture shows the wires to the dashpot and the Sisson choke.

The first picture shows the double yellow wires to the kick down switch. The second is the circuit breaker that controls the transmission. Next is the back side of the kick down switch where the wires attach. Next is the dashpot. Finally the kick down switch. The plunger is activated by flooring the accelerator at any speed under 35. Hope this helps.

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That’s definitely not what you need. Let’s see if these pictures will help.

I’ll be in the garage either Saturday or Sunday and I’ll try to post some pictures of the carb and wiring.

There are three wires to the carb. Two wires go to the electric dash pot on the front of the carb. On the driver side are two wires into a single male connector. This goes to the kick down switch. I would imagine any carb from a semi automatic equipped car should work. That wire harness is available separately from the main harness if you need it. 

Tennessee Clutch 

I’m not trying to talk you out of converting to 12 volt but I’m wondering if getting everything working as designed first would help. At least you can enjoy the car for a while and decide if you want to convert. It would also give you time to research and gather the necessary parts. Search the technical archives on this site as well. Several members have done this conversion successfully and you can get some ideas. Good luck.

My ignition switch is directly above the ashtray. Even though it slides out the assembly that it slides on is in the way. I’ll have to investigate further. If anyone has a 51 or 52 Coronet I can sure use the help.

Chrysler and DeSoto used a Carter I believe but I don’t know which one. The Stromberg BXVES isn’t hard to find and rebuild kits are available. 

Good idea. Will do.

Thanks. I’m checking wire connections first then I’ll decide if I need to remove the tumbler assembly.

Thanks. Does the tumbler assembly need to come out first?

I believe one comes in the engine gasket kit but I don’t know if it’s sold separately. I used an o-ring on mine. It works fine. Just take your distributor with you and find one that fits.

I’m sure this has been covered before but. How do you remove the ignition switch from the dash of a 52 Coronet? I need to check the wiring connections and with my back problems getting under the dash isn’t happening.

Thanks as always Rich. You always provide great information. Do you have trouble with spongy brakes? I used Dot 5 in my last car and could never get the brakes bled properly. They worked fine but the pedal never felt right.

56 was the year Mopar switched to 12 volt negative ground.

Thanks. I always forget about that.

The Imperial club website has tons of information about the trans also. 

I’m chasing a problem with my Coronet and one of my suspicions is that it jumped time. I rebuilt the engine about 1000 miles ago and the timing chain and gears are new. Is there any way to check this without disassembling the front of the engine?

That’s it! Thanks! I’ll check mine when I get home.

Wow! How many different setups did they use? I really wish I’d taken a picture lol.